Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of sand - snakes of the family Erycidæ. E. jaculus is a European and Asiatic representative; E. johni is an Indian species. Daudin, about 1800.
- noun In entomology, a genus of beetles, of the family Tenebrionidæ: synonymous with Cistella.
- noun A genus of bivalve mollusks.
- noun A genus of crustaceans. Also
Erix .
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It's accessible through Gopher at eryx. syr.edu or via telnet at hafnhaf. micro.umn.edu.
Progress in Dying Ober, William B. 1975
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